AbstractLetters are used as both a literary form and device in novels. In the Works where they are used as a form, the text is comprised of letters, exchanged back and forth. Thus far, epistolary novels, especially the ones which consist of letters between women, have been discussed and analysed, also it has been indicated the private nature of the letters made them an area of confession for the said women. In this study, differing from others, the novels using letters as a literary device are examined. For this study, differing from others, the novels using letters as a literary device are examined. For this purpose, the novels from Tanzimat era have been selected and studied to understand how the letters reveal themselves as narrative devices and their different roles. While they were studied, the novels themselves have been considered as the starting point. A categorisation based on the functions of the letters have been made and the novels are analysed in line of these categories